PEOPLE v. MADILL (2006)

 Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him following a jury trial of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree (Penal Law § 220.18[2] ), criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (§ 220.03), and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child (§ 260.10[1] ).   Contrary to defendant's contention, County Court properly refused to suppress the evidence found in the search conducted by the police on August 23, 2003.   Where two or more individuals “share a common right of access to or control of the property to be searched, any one of them has the authority to consent to a warrantless search in the absence of others” (People v. Cosme, 48 N.Y.2d 286, 290, 422 N.Y.S.2d 652, 397 N.E.2d 1319, citing United States v. Matlock, 415 U.S. 164, 94 S.Ct. 988, 39 L.Ed.2d 242), and here the record establishes that defendant's cotenant gave the requisite consent to search the residence.   Defendant failed to renew his motion to dismiss after presenting evidence and thus failed to preserve for our review his further contention that the conviction is not supported by legally sufficient evidence (see People v. Hines, 97 N.Y.2d 56, 61, 736 N.Y.S.2d 643, 762 N.E.2d 329, rearg. denied 97 N.Y.2d 678, 738 N.Y.S.2d 292, 764 N.E.2d 396).   In any event, we reject that contention (see generally People v. Bleakley, 69 N.Y.2d 490, 495, 515 N.Y.S.2d 761, 508 N.E.2d 672), and we further conclude that the verdict is not against the weight of the evidence (see generally id.).   The sentence is not unduly harsh or severe.

We have reviewed defendant's remaining contentions and conclude that they are without merit.

It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed.

MEMORANDUM: